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Hospital Procedures

QuestionAnswer
Antiseptic Made for contact with skin, used to kill microbes on skin/tissue
Alcohols Good for general disinfecting - irritating to tissues
Quaternary Ammonias Commonly used disinfectants
Aldehydes Kills everything - very toxic/irritating to tissue - formaldehyde is a common one
Sterilization kills all microbes
All surgery must be Sterilized!
Asepsis Condition of sterility
Aseptic technique all step to prevent contamination of surgical sites - (scrub, sterilization)
Autoclave Uses steam and pressure to sterilize
Gas sterilization used with tools that withstand heat and steam, can be very toxic and dangerous
Cold sterilization Constantly soaking tools in a cool chemical that is changed often, not the best way of sterilization but it works
Dry heat Exposing a tool to heat or flame to sterilize it
Radiation using UV light and gamma rays - expensive and dangerous
Safety risk with autoclave heat and pressure
Ultrasonic cleaner is used before sterilization to remove hard to reach physical debris
Instruments are always double wrapped
Indicator strips change color when sterile
Instrument pouches can autoclave because they have a porous paper base that allows steam to seep through
Instrument pouches are used to allow for individual tools to be autoclaved, so that doctors can open tools without opening a whole other pack
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